Vocabulary
What does the word "determine" mean?
To find out something or decide something after thinking about it.
This is the ability to tell the main events of a story in your own words.
Summarizing
These words connect phrases, clauses, or sentences and include "and," "but," and "or."
Conjunctions
What is a "plot"?
The sequence of events in a story.
Give me a sentence using the word "passive" correctly.
In the movie, the female character played a very passive role.
When a reader uses clues from the text and their own knowledge to make an educated guess, they are doing this.
Inferring
This type of word describes a noun and often answers the questions "What kind?" or "How many?"
Adjective
What is the "setting" of a story?
The time and place where a story happens.
What part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, etc.) is the word "retain."
verb
The perspective from which a story is told, such as first person, third person limited, or third person.
Author's point of view.
This is the name for a verb that helps the main verb express tense or mood, such as "is," "have," or "will."
Auxiliary verb
What is a "climax" in a story?
The most exciting or important part of the story.
Give me an antonym for the word "substantial."
little, insignificant, minor, unimportant
This is the reason why an author writes a text, whether to inform, entertain, persuade, or explain.
Author's purpose
What is a compound sentence?
A sentence that has two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction (e.g., and, but, or).
What is "foreshadowing"?
A hint or clue about something that will happen later in the story.
Give me a synonym for the word "perceive."
notice, understand
This is the term for reading between the lines to determine the author’s attitude or feelings about the topic.
Identifying the author's tone.
Give me 3 correct examples of object pronouns.
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
What is "personification"?
Giving human qualities to animals or objects.